Anyone successfully use a Concept 2 / PM5 rower with Zwift? I did a couple years ago, driving a Zwift Runner. But tried it again. No joy. • Android: PainSled is no longer available for Android, and RowedBiker doesn’t work on the latest version of Android. • iOS: I can run PainSled, and I can see t…

@Kerstin_K_C2rower do you know about this?

The iOS Version never worked for running. I tried it a few years ago and the avatar didn’t move. Asked the app developer James Terrell about it and he confirmed that Zwift Running only works with the Android version of RowedBiker (not PainSled!), and that he had no plans of implementing it into the …

I have one of these works like a charm. NPE CABLE There are a bunch of videos on how to set it up etc. looks like NPE (North Pole engineering) has a new model that’s out of stock . Good luck .

I just received the NPE CORD. I had to order it from a supplier in New Zealand. I haven’t used it yet. And now I found that the iOS/Android app called QZ Fitness made it work like a charm. Directly connects to my PM5 wirelessly and sends data to my Windows computer running Zwift and my Virtual Zwift…

I looked at QZ, but it didn’t seem straightforward. I also have a Concept 2 RowErg, I ended up going for an EXR subscription. It’s kind of like Zwift for rowing and quite good. It would have been nice to have rowing in Zwift but it’s obviously been thrown out and that’s it. And it’s fairly obvious…

Still working like a charm indeed.

Just downloaded QZ after reading about it in this post. Works well on my android phone. Don’t know if the novelty of rowing in Zwift will wear off but definitely a ‘nice to have’. For the cycling side of things it wasn’t too complicated to set up. Only small head scratcher was pairing my phone rath…

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David_van_der_Goes (David) November 2, 2025, 5:08am 6

Is QZ still working in late 2025?

I use Zwift for cycling and running. Adding rowing would be great.

Thanks in advance.

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